Body Worlds: Exhibits are more than skin deep

What if you could preserve your body for eternity, frozen in time, free from the decay of death? Would you do it?

For the donors whose bodies make up “Body Worlds and the Cycle of Life,” the answer was yes. The exhibit displays real human bodies that have been preserved through a process called plastination. More than 200 human specimens are used in the exhibit, including 20 full bodies.

Body Worlds is meant to educate people about their bodies and encourage healthy living. “Everyone can relate to this exhibit because it’s about the human body,” said Beth Boston, Public Relations Manager for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. “It’s more about enjoying the life you have rather than focusing on death.”

I saw the “Bodies In Motion” exhibit at Chelsea Pier in Manhattan…Amazing experience to learn how the body works to sustain us. It was not offensive in any form. Anyone who has an opportunity to visit this exhibit will not be disappointed.